Mishpatim archive
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Mishpatim: Do your pets know when it is Shabbat?
Transcript: Do your pets know when it is shabbat? I find it fascinating how often over the years people have actually said to me that they genuinely believe that in Read more... -
Mishpatim: Coming back to Shul – for what reason?
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Mishpatim. Transcript: Should we come to see or to be seen? In Parshat Mishpatim the Torah presents us with the mitzvah of the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Mishpatim
The Torah on honesty in financial matters. A social worker in Jerusalem told me about a teenage boy who was caught stealing milk at a store. He was hauled before Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
This week the Chief Rabbi asks what it is that makes a person religious. How can you tell if a person is truly religious? A number of our Parshiot commence Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In this week’s D’var Torah, the Chief Rabbi explains how Jewish tradition teaches, “I give, therefore I am.” An entire Shabbat devoted to the mitzvah of tzedakah; that’s Shabbat Shakalim, Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi teaches us that we shouldn’t just be concerned with our immediate surroundings – it is our duty to be mindful of Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In his D’var Torah for Mishpatim, the Chief Rabbi ponders the naming of the Shulchan Aruch, identifying the symbolic link between a laid table and Jewish Law to point to Read more...
